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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1918
Page
3
A columnist urges county officials to aggressively enforce headlight and open cut out laws to reduce dangerous driving. They argue city police neglect these infractions while blinding high speed motorists risk serious injury or death. Delivery drivers are singled out as frequent violators.
The Senate military committee splits on aviation program, with a majority calling the work gravely disappointing and a minority praising it as something Americans can be proud of. The dispute suggests a lack of shared standards for evaluating Signal Corps efforts and the rapid, complex changes in military aviation.
The article evaluates competing views on the Signal Corps aviation program, noting lack of coordination, contradictory public messaging, and unclear objectives. It questions whether faster results require reorganization or firmer leadership, and argues that farm labor potential hinges on patriotic motive and hardship tolerance rather than easy city jobs.
The piece weighs the shift of city workers to farming regions urging caution. It notes city youths lack farm basics from milking to harnessing, and fear prejudice from farmers. It argues some city laborers could adapt, while others, chasing irregular work, may fail to endure farm demands.
Officials of the State Highway Commission planned crackdowns on unlicensed drivers for 1918. Citizens who lacked 1917 licenses faced denial of 1918 licenses, a policy described as a great but failing plan. Many cars on Alamo plaza lacked proper marks, prompting criticism of enforcement and the board as a farce. The piece also notes wry quips about Maud Muller and war garden references amid cathedral siege talk.
The San Francisco Chronicle argues against sympathy for Bolo Pasha as the death sentence stands after a measured trial. It notes treason’s rarity in modern states while warning of national punishment’s harsher turn, and cites Mata Hari as precedent in the severity of justice. Mrs H G Breeze in Boston Globe.
A chaotic column of brief witticisms and jabs touches on dry San Antonio life, German wartime jests, political quips, and everyday curiosities. It notes cretonne shortages, jokes about office seekers, snippets on snails and bugs, and Virgin Islands war loan contributions.
A London Times based critique reviews Major Hay's third article on America's war conduct. It praises much of the achievements while faulting equipment delays, gun type selections, and aircraft program issues. The piece notes the essays were written earlier and revised, not reflecting current conditions.
The article reviews Americas wartime conduct at a critical stage praising the Navy entry and the National Army buildup. It notes oversubscribed Liberty Loans, successful Red Cross fundraising, and public resilience amid coal and fuel shortages, while acknowledging delays in equipment and transport challenges. It forecasts readiness for action as the war effort intensifies.
The piece argues that US rail railroad bottlenecks and wartime transport shortages, not just submarine losses, threaten 1918 Allied supply lines. It traces prewar railroad decline, wartime reforms, and government seizure, noting car shortages, strikes, and demurrage as key frictions hindering wheat and tonnage shipments to France.
A fragment recalls Ludia testing devotion and fear in a dark forest. Night sounds, tightening danger, and a struggle to survive loom as voices piece together a perilous moment. The speaker recalls a line about there being no “we” as a haunting reminder of isolation.
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